Report NEP-ARA-2026-05-18

This is the archive for NEP-ARA, a report on new working papers in the area of MENA - Middle East and North Africa. Paul Makdissi issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Lutz Kilian & Michael D. Plante & Alexander W. Richter, 2026, "What the closure of the Strait of Hormuz means for the global economy," Dallas Fed Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, number 102957, Mar.
• Koettl, Johannes & Gomez Tamayo, Sofia & Alrayess, Dana & Fostier de Moraes, Gael, 2026, "Female Labor Force Participation in the Middle East and North Africa: Regional Trends and Lessons from Saudi Arabia," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18632, May.
• Aomar Ibourk, 2026, "Social Protection for All: Opportunities and Challenges for Inclusive Societies in the Middle East and North Africa," Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2613, Apr.
• Isaiah Spellman & Xiaoqing Zhou, 2025, "Middle East geopolitical risk modestly affects inflation and inflation expectations," Dallas Fed Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, number 101537, Aug.
• Taha, Mai & Salem, Sara, 2026, "Capitalism at home: labor and revolution in two Egyptian novels," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129610, Apr.
• Hicham El Barouni & Jamila Ayegou, 2026, "From Informal Entrepreneurship To Inclusive Formal Entrepreneurship Using Artificial Intelligence (Ai): Benchmarking And Prospects For Morocco
  [De L'Entrepreneuriat Informel Vers Un Entrepreneuriat Formel Inclusif A L'Aide De L'Intelligence Artifi," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05564548, Mar.
• Ayoub Bourass & Naima Aba, 2026, "The Impact Of Fiscal Equalisation On Regional Inequalities: The Case Of Morocco," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05565085, Mar, DOI: 10.17323/1999-5431-2026-0-5-8-27.
• Abdelmonim Amachraa, 2026, "Reconfiguring the Moroccan Agricultural Model: A Systemic and Paradoxical Exploration," Research papers & Policy papers on Agriculture Markets, Policies and Food Security, Policy Center for the New South, number 2601, Apr.
• Amina Chandad & Mohamed Amine Benchekroun & Mostafa Abakouy, 2026, "L'intelligence artificielle et la transformation de la fonction RH : une étude qualitative auprès des femmes du secteur automobile à Tanger," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05565007, Mar, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19115536.
• Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub, 2026, "Between Drought and Floods: Capitalizing on Extremes for Agricultural Resilience," Policy briefs on Commodities & Energy, Policy Center for the New South, number 2609, Feb.
• Alhajraf, Salem, 2026, "Scenarios for electricity subsidy reform in the state of Kuwait," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 138303, May.
• Eduardo Amaral Haddad & Inácio F. Araújo & Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, 2026, "Before The Crisis: Lessons From Iraq’s Pre-ISIS Economy[1]," Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2609, Mar.
• Aomar Ibourk & Karim El Aynaoui, 2026, "Paradoxe de la modernisation : l’impératif d’un choc de compétences pour réussir les transitions numériques, verte et innovante. Preuves empiriques basées sur l'Enquête Entreprises 2023," Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2612, Apr.
• Henri-Louis Védie, 2026, "Réduction du gaspillage de l’eau et régulation de son mésusage: deux impératifs de la lutte contre le stress hydrique au Maroc," Policy briefs on Agriculture Markets, Policies and Food Security, Policy Center for the New South, number 0126, May.
• Henri-Louis Védie, 2026, "Réduction du gaspillage de l’eau et régulation de son mésusage: deux impératifs de la lutte contre le stress hydrique au Maroc," Policy briefs on Commodities & Energy, Policy Center for the New South, number 2613, May.
• Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub, 2026, "Entre sécheresse et crues : capitaliser sur les extrêmes pour la résilience agricole," Policy briefs on Commodities & Energy, Policy Center for the New South, number 2608, Feb.
• Piero Ronzani & Wolfgang Stojetz & Sarah Fenzl & Siwar Hakim, 2026, "Climate vulnerability at the household level: A behaviorally informed index and its application to refugees in Jordan," HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network, number 454.
• Ali Abboud & Samuel Bazzi & Serena Canaan & Antoine Deeb & Pierre Mouganie, 2026, "Authority Figures and the Polarization of Gender Norms," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 35174, May.
• Hafez Ghanem & Liel Maghen, 2026, "Financing Sustainable Reconstruction of Gaza," Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2615, May.